Donald 187 thought on 5/30/2006 that this photo was displayed properly and added the following:
"Personally I think it is Sclerocactus cloveriae which until recently was a part of parviflorus and whipplei. Its description can be found in journals written by Heil. Not completely opening flowers similar to whipplei but magenta. Spine very similar to parviflorus but more corky. I think its Sclerocactus cloveriae." 7736

Mike Davies of Salt Lake City thought on 11/11/2005 that this photo was good and added the following:
"My grandfather, who lived in Goshen, worked in this mine when it was in operation years ago. I never new exactly what kind of mine it was. Very nice photo of the mine." 2687

Maxim of Ohio thought on 10/30/2005 that this photo was good and added the following:
"I don't agree with Lauren. This underexposure with the rich reds gives the perfect impression of the sunset time, compatible also with the long low shadows. Looks like the end of a long hiking day. Very good indeed. I wouldn't change anything." 5520

Wayne of Orem thought on 6/14/2005 that this photo was displayed properly and added the following:
"Bruce, you did it! You have discovered a new population of Papilio indra minori. This is a very fresh specimen so it looks like the flight has just begun where you are. I guess this is the specimen you saw? There must be either Lomatium junceum, L. parryi or Cymopterus terebinthinus in the area for this fresh specimen to be there. Anxious to hear from you again. Keep up the great work! Wayne" 3327

Michael of Florida thought on 6/14/2005 that this photo was superb and added the following:
"Very nice shot here, kind of reminds me of some of the terrain I saw last year in Northern Iraq." 6173

bk yap of singapore thought on 5/31/2005 that this photo was displayed properly and added the following:
"Very good photo." 5520

Vitee Tao of Melbourne, Australia thought on 1/7/2005 that this photo was superb and added the following:
"Very impressive image. Great feeling of movement with low shutter speed." 4240

Rivi of Dubai - U.A.E. thought on 10/19/2004 that this photo was superb and added the following:
"This is another great shot. One question though, did you increase the saturation of blue? Hope you don't mind the question. I am an amateur trying very hard to learn. Rivi www.ajithrivi.blogspot.com" 5832

Rivi of Dubai - U.A.E. thought on 10/19/2004 that this photo was superb and added the following:
"Very nice use of colour and light. well detailed too. Rivi www.ajithrivi.blogspot.com" 5945

Benjamin J Wilson thought on 8/19/2004 that this photo was like, Wow, you know, totally mind-blowing and added the following:
"Hey Dr. Wilson, I had no idea that you were a photographer. This picture is awesome! Those clouds look like they were painted. Very good work. Thanks again for writting me a letter of evaluation, and preparing me for the DAT. So far on my practice DAT's I have got an 18 or better. See around this semester. Ben Wilson" 6865

Dorde Woodruff of SLC thought on 5/30/2004 that this photo was good and added the following:
"This plant is commonly misidentified, even in floras. It isn't S. whipplei but rather S. parviflorus, first named in the 30s by Clover and Jotter on a river trip, in the Grand Canyon. S. whipplei grows on the Navajo reservation and thereabouts in Northern Arizona, is globular unless very old, smaller, and has yellow flowers. " 4429

Bruce Wilson of Provo, Utah thought on 2/23/2004 that this photo was displayed properly and added the following:
"This is shot through a Cokin blue/yellow polarizer. I was just holding it in front of the lens as best I could, but wasn't aligned very well. In the end I liked the effect, so left it full-frame. Sort of an unintentional vignette, much like the very early field cameras that used lenses with small image circles. I've tried printing similar shots, but always come back to this one." 6340

Your name javedtafga thought on 1/2/2004 that this photo was superb and added the following:
"very good view slection back ground is heart atracting good luck next time also " 3641

Lauren Anderson of Ogden, UT thought on 5/22/2003 that this photo was totally cool, dude and added the following:
"Absolutely gorgeous! Everything definitely came together in this one." 5803

Jonathan Bundick of Texas thought on 6/27/2002 that this photo was good and added the following:
"I like the subject, composition, and light. A little more exposure might help, but not too much could be improved on. Very nice warm feeling when viewed for several moments. " 3272

Theo Jacobs of The Netherlands (highest hill: 340 meter) thought on 3/14/2002 that this photo was superb and added the following:
"Hello Bruce, Following a link from the PhotoSig site I came on your site and enjoyed it very much. This, however, is a real masterpiece! One of the best photo's I've seen in months, especially the 'big' version. One small point though: the big version is lacking a bit in sharpness, I found that sharpening it makes it even more impressive, uncovering much more detail. Do you mind if I use it as my desktop? (Well, as a matter of fact I've already tried it and it looks great on my Iiyama 21 inch)" 6024

An anonymous visitor thought on 11/5/2001 that this photo was superb and added the following:
"Wow. Very nice. Is that house still lived in? I can see a chair in the doorway." 5750

Bruce Wilson thought on 7/14/2001 that this photo was good and added the following:
"Shots like this is why I always carry a 24mm wide-angle lens. You may have noticed that most shots in magazines like National Geographic are shot with wide-angle lenses. These lenses give a very nice sense of both subject and surroundings. Just remember to keep these rectilinear lenses pointing exactly horizontally to prevent convergence." 2984

Bruce Wilson thought on 4/19/2001 that this photo was 'interesting' and added the following:
"It is a macro shot (using a 25mm extension tube), and using the angle finder. Angle finders are essential for getting shots that most people don't see, because you can get your camera in odd locations (on the gorund looking up) and using the finder still see what you're shooting. Were I to do this again I's stop down a little more and keep everything in focus. Most macro photography has a depth of field problem. I think it's usually done to keep the background fuzzy. It's much better to stop down then remove the background with black velvet . With an angle finder you get sky in the background, and fuzzy sky is still sky. This shot was done on a tripod (set very low), but I had to keep the shutter speed high because the wind was blowing and moving the subject." 3310